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Fragment of a mother and child form, modelled hollow. Mended

Medium:
Stone paste painted with glaze
Dimensions:
H x W: 20.1 x 13.7 cm (7 15/16 x 5 3/8 in)
Style:
Raqqa ware
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
Raqqa, Syria
Date:
early 13th century
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
child  Search this
Syria  Search this
Raqqa ware  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
stone-paste  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1911.615
Restrictions & Rights:
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d21de5e4-96e7-4fba-ba78-a25cf2697722
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1911.615

Canteen

Medium:
Brass, silver inlay
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 45.2 x 36.7 cm (17 13/16 x 14 7/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Syria or Northern Iraq
Date:
mid-13th century
Period:
Ayyubid period
Topic:
chasing  Search this
hammering  Search this
spinning (metalworking)  Search this
inlay (process)  Search this
metal  Search this
Christianity  Search this
birth  Search this
Ayyubid period (1171 - 1250)  Search this
Jesus Christ  Search this
child  Search this
Virgin Mary  Search this
kufic script  Search this
naskh script  Search this
washing  Search this
Syria  Search this
Iraq  Search this
halo  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1941.10
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Freer Gallery 04: Engaging the Senses
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3736d9f18-1602-4792-9091-fb93799cc06c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1941.10
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Bottle

Medium:
Stone-paste painted over glaze with lustre
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 34.3 x 20.2 x 20.2 cm (13 1/2 x 7 15/16 x 7 15/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Kashan or Rayy, Iran
Date:
1200-1300
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
child  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
stone-paste  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S1987.83
Restrictions & Rights:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye32992d646-99cb-4853-a8ed-64b86922a199
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1987.83

Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); recto: text; verso: Darab sleeping in the ruined vault

Medium:
Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 25.2 x 20.4 cm (9 15/16 x 8 1/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Tabriz, Iran
Date:
circa 1330-1340
Period:
Mongol period, Il-Khanid dynasty
Topic:
Shahnama  Search this
Il-Khanid dynasty (1256 - 1353)  Search this
child  Search this
sleeping  Search this
naskh script  Search this
Mongol period (1220 - 1380)  Search this
Iran  Search this
prince  Search this
vault  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Dara  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1930.78
Restrictions & Rights:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye36f8a53af-9cf1-48e3-8fbb-6ddc9151260b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1930.78
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Folio from a Haft Awrang (Seven thrones) by Jami (d.1492); verso: Yusuf tends his flocks; verso: text

Author:
Jami (died 1492)  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 34.2 x 23.2 cm (13 7/16 x 9 1/8 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Iran
Date:
1556-1565
Period:
Safavid period
Topic:
goat  Search this
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this
child  Search this
woman  Search this
poetry  Search this
Yusuf  Search this
Zulaykha  Search this
nasta'liq script  Search this
illumination  Search this
Iran  Search this
tent  Search this
Haft awrang  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
shepherd  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1946.12.110
Restrictions & Rights:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye378b304d9-ed76-426c-b80b-0310711ae33f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1946.12.110

Folio from a Haft Awrang (Seven thrones) by Jami (d.1492); recto: the infant witness testifies to Yusuf's innocence; verso: text

Author:
Jami (died 1492)  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 34.2 x 23.2 cm (13 7/16 x 9 1/8 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Iran
Date:
1556-1565
Period:
Safavid period
Topic:
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this
child  Search this
poetry  Search this
Yusuf  Search this
Zulaykha  Search this
nasta'liq script  Search this
illumination  Search this
Iran  Search this
Haft awrang  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1946.12.120
Restrictions & Rights:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye32ae859eb-1c9a-4dcd-b102-d0d929592d77
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1946.12.120

Old man with child

Artist:
Riza Abbasi (ca. 1565-1635)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 10.5 x 5.8 cm (4 1/8 x 2 5/16 in)
Type:
Drawing
Origin:
Probably Isfahan, Iran
Date:
1620-1630
Period:
Safavid period
Topic:
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this
child  Search this
man  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1953.15
Restrictions & Rights:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye36f5747e9-eccd-42c5-b39c-4541e55a1298
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1953.15

Folio from the Majma' al-tawarikh (Compendium of history) by Hafiz Abru (d.1430); recto: The Birth of Muhammad; verso: text, Wet nurse Halima and her husband, Harith, taking care of infant Muhammad

Medium:
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 42 x 32.5 cm (16 9/16 x 12 13/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Herat, Historic Iran, present-day Afghanistan
Date:
1426 (829 A.H.)
Period:
Timurid period
Topic:
Islam  Search this
Muhammad  Search this
birth  Search this
Timurid period (1378 - 1506)  Search this
child  Search this
woman  Search this
Afghanistan  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
prophet  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F2005.5
Restrictions & Rights:
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GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F2005.5
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A Youth Standing

Medium:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper mounted on an album page
Dimensions:
H x W: 29.6 x 19.3 cm (11 5/8 x 7 5/8 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Isfahan, Iran
Date:
ca. 1630-1640
Topic:
flower  Search this
child  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Henri Vever collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S1986.302
Restrictions & Rights:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye311748747-b340-4090-8857-8cff4592f869
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1986.302

Upper and Lower Covers of a Bookbinding

Medium:
Papier-mache with lacquer
Dimensions:
H x W: 24.8 x 46.5 cm (9 3/4 x 18 5/16 in)
Type:
Book
Origin:
Iran
Date:
possibly 19th century
Topic:
child  Search this
eating  Search this
fiddle  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Henri Vever collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S1986.473
Restrictions & Rights:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3bf703939-4f02-458e-a0af-ba5faecccc2e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1986.473

The Iraq-Iran war is over, but still continues in the games of children!

Artist:
Seifollah Samadian (Iran, born 1954)  Search this
Medium:
Ink-jet print on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 50 x 75 cm (19 11/16 x 29 1/2 in)
H x W (overall): 60 x 85 cm (23 5/8 x 33 7/16 in)
Type:
Photograph
Origin:
Iran
Date:
Summer, 1990 (printed 2011)
Topic:
child  Search this
automobile  Search this
gun  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Contemporary Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase -- Jahangir and Eleanor Amuzegar Endowment for Contemporary Iranian Art
Accession Number:
S2011.13
Restrictions & Rights:
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f268b711-ebb9-411b-a391-a5865bde216b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S2011.13

Children in the Muslim Middle East / edited by Elizabeth Warnock Fernea

Author:
Fernea, Elizabeth Warnock  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 477 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Middle East
Date:
1996
1995
Topic:
Children--Social conditions  Search this
Child rearing--Religious aspects--Islam  Search this
Parenting--Religious aspects--Islam  Search this
Islamic education  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_538255

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